Guild Wars
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Video Game Reviews of Guild Wars
Customer Review: BEST MMORPG IVE EVER PLAYED
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS GAME IS PWNFUL. Period. Do not be surprised if you spend hours at this game. The storyline takes well over 50 hours to complete, and even after that, there are hundreds of ways to spend your time. The game lets you have 4 character slots, meaning you can have 4 characters that could be four different professions at 4 different spots in the game. If you are just starting, make a warrior, as they are the most pwnful. This game is better than the other two, so get this one. [...]Customer Review: Game for team players only
Summary: 2 Stars
Guildwars is a game designed with a very restrictive vision. The game is made for one thing and one thing only. Team play. If you do not want to play as a team this game is not for you. The quest become progressively harder and harder to play as one. More and more monsters are throw at you every new quest with no chance to pick them off one by one. If you attack one three others will appear from nowhere. Newer and more powerful weapons are very rare if not nonexistent. Does not matter any way because you most likely would have no money to buy them as every item is very expensive and you are given very little money. When you play with NPC team mates you have to split money between them, this is the only game I have played that has done this. Another gimmick to keep you from getting powerful enough to do missions by yourself. This game is not for me as I do not like team play. I made a mistake, don't you make it too.Customer Review: A Fun and Addictive Game!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me preface this review by saying that this is the first MMORPG I have ever played. I have nothing else to compare it to, so this review is based entirely on my opinion.
I'm not a big gamer (obviously!) but my husband is. He has played EQ and NWN, though not as much recently. He got GW for Christmas from my sister and got immediately hooked. After I teased him for weeks about his incessant gameplaying he went out and bought me a copy, downloaded it on my computer and had me create a character.
Well, I was forced to eat my words as I became the one playing till 3 am! The graphics are stunning, the cut-scenes fun as you get to see your own character in them (even your pet and/or mini pet is in the scene!). The game starts in Pre-Searing Ascalon, where the landscapes are lush and green, with forests, streams and waterfalls. As your character progresses and levels up, the storyline progresses and you enter Post-Searing Ascalon, where the landscapes are barren and burnt, the lakes and streams turned to tar. As you explore more of the map you will find sparkling beaches, murky swamps, snowy mountains, jungles, vast deserts and the volcano area of the Ring of Fire. The lava flow is spectacular and will remind you of Hawaii.
I have completed the game with one character, and am now playing 2 other characters. I like the option of creating a party with other players or henchmen. Granted, the henchmen are not brilliant, but when lack of time or lack of other players forces you to use them, you can still complete missions and quests with them. Also, the henchies don't yell at you and call you a noob! ;-) The skill quests are a fun way to get new skills, but you have the option of 'buying' the skills through a skill trainer. The downside of that is you have to spend skill points to buy skills.
I haven't played the PvP option very much, so my review is on the PvE only.
GW is a fun game, made better by the lack of a monthly fee (very enticing to a new gamer like me). I have found it to be very re-playable as you work on discovering how to play the different classes and in trying new builds on my level 20 Elementalist. The fact that the characters have a second class, and the fact that when you get far enough into the game you have the option of changing your second class, gives you endless combos and build options.
Just be aware of the fact that the game is addicting, and you may find yourself spending hours playing and end up wondering where the time went!
Customer Review: Amazing Game
Summary: 5 Stars
Fast pace. Good storyline for an Online RPG. Innovative and rich skill system. High replayability with mutiple character slots. The availability of AI NPCs to team up with is such a blessing to people who want to rid themselve of the dependability on other online players, for the most part. But being online, you can easily play with your friends. Plus, the PvP is also fun and exciting. With no monthly fee of $15 or so to pay each month, it's a must-try classic for gamers.Customer Review: The world of Tyria is a land with many quests to do, monsters to kill, and land to explore
Summary: 5 Stars
Guild Wars is probably the best game out there, online or offline.
But what makes Guild Wars so great? That is what I shall be explaining throughout my review.
Before you get to the adventures and battles, you must create you own character. Although that may not sound very interesting, creating a character in Guild Wars is actually quite fun, and is consisted of five easy steps.
Step one: choose which kind of character you want, and by this I do not mean a profession. I mean whether you want a role-playing character or a pvp only character. If you choose a role-playing character then you play though the whole game, starting at level one and with poor equipment. If you choose a pvp only character then you can only fight other players.
Step two: choose a profession. The professions that you may choose are these.
Warrior: A Warrior relies on strength and melee weapons. A Warrior may wield a sword, an axe, or a hammer with equal skill. If the Warrior wields a sword or an axe, then they may also equip a shield for increased defense. If the Warrior wields a hammer, then they may do more damage but not carry a shield.
Ranger: The Ranger is a very skilled archer and survivor. They may lay traps and are extremely deadly at a distance. They also have the ability to charm animals, who will then follow them and fight to the death to protect them.
Monk: The Monk has the ability to call upon the favor of the gods to protect and heal allies, as well as smite enemies.
Necromancer: The Necromancer uses dark magic to drain their opponent's life and take it for their own, as well as deal a significant amount damage to one or more targets. They may also use corpses to their advantage by gaining health from them or raising undead minions.
Elementalist: The Elementalist uses the power of fire, water, earth and air to destroy their foes. Fire deals a large amount of damage to enemies and usually has an area of effect, so it is especially effective against large groups of foes. Water slows down enemies and blurs their vision. Earth is very good for defense, and Air concentrates its power on a single target.
Mesmer: The Mesmer specializes in draining their opponent's health and energy as well as dealing damage back to the dealer.
After making this very important decision, you will move on to step three.
Step three: choose what gender you want your character to be. This choice will have no bearing on the actual game and merely a matter of preference.
Step four: choose how you want your character to look. You may choose a hair style, a hair color, a face and a skin color. Each profession looks different and like step three will have no bearing on the actual game and is a matter of preference.
Step five: choose your character's name, this name must consist of at least two words and may only be used with English letters. You may not choose a name if it is already being used by someone else. Once you have made all of your choices, don't worry too much about making your character perfect as you can always start over and change whatever you want. When you are sure that you are happy with your decision, click the play button.
First, you will see a short cut scene of the city of Ascalon and about how the beastly Charr, which are a large and aggressive species, are becoming a threat and how Adlebern, the king of Ascalon, is in need of heroes.
Afterwards, you appear in that very same city of Ascalon. You are level one and possess very poor equipment. Go talk to the man directly in front of you with the large, green exclamation point above his head. Once you have done this, your training has begun.
In order to began your adventure and become a hero, you must choose a secondary profession. Once you choose your secondary profession however, you may not change your mind! So be sure that you like your secondary profession before you make the ultimate commitment.
After doing a few quests in Ascalon, you will level up! You will then acquire attribute points. As an example of attribute points, let's say that you are a Ranger. One of your attributes is Marksmanship, which increases the amount of damage you do with your attacks and will affect the effectiveness of Marksmanship skills.
Skills are even better. For instance, a Ranger could have skills such as Read the Wind, which makes your arrows move twice as fast and will deal an amount of extra damage depending on how many points you put into Marksmanship.
Once you feel that you are ready, and after you have gotten your second profession, go talk to Sir Tydus and say that you are ready to go.
So stop playing Runescape and enter the world of Tyria.